Sandra is mixing bleach and water so she can clean her house. She has a gallon bottle with a mixture of 60% bleach and 40% water. However, she needs the mixture to be 45% water. How much water should be added to the mixture to make it 45% water? (Round to the nearest hundredth)

A.0.03 Gallons
B.5 gallons
C.0.09 gallons
D.0.91 gallons

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Sandra is mixing bleach and water so she can clean her house. She has a gallon bottle with a mixture of 60% bleach and 40% water. However, she needs the mixture to be 45% water. How much water should be added to the mixture to make it 45% water? (Round to the nearest hundredth)

A.0.03 Gallons
B.5 gallons
C.0.09 gallons
D.0.91 gallons

anonymous · Answer

Please help

anonymous · Answer

try setting up a proportion for the percents